This report is for Friday, February 24, 2023 of the Frankfort 2023 Honduras Mission, day seven of the mission and day four of the clinic. The word for today is rejoice. The related scripture comes from Philippians 4:4 which says, “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” This was indeed a day to rejoice as the clinic’s final day was a great success. I write this on Saturday morning as we prepare to depart for the airport for the trip home and anticipate continuing to write it as we travel. Friday began with a joyous devotion and prayer to celebrate the final day of the mission. The images will show various volunteers speaking up, then and later, about what the mission this week has meant to them and what they have seen occur in the physical and spiritual health of the folks we have served. The clinic began as usual but lasted only about half the usual time as we needed time to pack up and store the equipment. The cooks prepared a spaghetti lunch for all and we then celebrated the success of the mission with a cake after all the packing was done. The pastor gave a rousing devotion about how we are all in some way parts of the body of Christ (I Corinthians 12), each contributing to the physical, mental, and spiritual healing of the mission community this week. We feel, as US missioners, and as a team (from Honduras and the US), that we gain as much, or more, than we give during this mission. That is what keeps us coming. By sharing our experiences, we deepen relationships and become a healthier community. Dr. Elmer described this as us being “the tools of God!” I felt the gathering after the patients left was a true “mountain top experience” based on the testimony of several of the team members including the doctors, dentists, cooks, the church superintendent (Henry), the pastor’s wife and the pastor himself. In the morning, a small group went to the nearby town of Tatumba to look at a small church where an additional mission may be considered in the future; it was a beautiful trip over rough roads. There were mountains, vineyards, flowers, flowering trees, and Bougainvillea hedges. We also met a man on Friday from North Carolina named Alvin Anderson who has been in Honduras for many years doing mission work with the Outreach Christian Fellowship. Dr. Elmer will be working with him, using some of our equipment on Saturday; we look forward to working with him again in the future. Thanks so much for your prayer and financial support. Blessings, Roger Click here for a link to Friday’s images: FRANKFORT HONDURAS MISSION 2023 DAY 7 | Flickr
PS The posting of this was delayed due to the last-minute nipping at my heels of Montezuma’s Revenge from a tuna sandwich at the Honduras airport.